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Tiago Fonseca is a Portuguese researcher and member of the Software for Cyber Physical Systems (SoftCPS) research group at the School of Engineering of the Polytechnic of Porto (ISEP). This group is also part of the Human-Centered Computing and Information Science (HumanISE) research centre within INESC TEC. Tiago is currently enrolled in the Doctoral Program in Informatics Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), where he will explore deeper into decentralized applications, multi-agent reinforcement learning, and the integration of cyber-physical systems in the energy and robotics sectors. His interests lie at the intersection of computer science and AI with fields such as IoT, Industry 4.0, Smart Cities, and Energy. His research portfolio reflects this passion, featuring published papers in conferences and journals related to energy and smart city solutions. Tiago has also collaborated with various national and international companies and institutions on several international research and industry projects, contributing to the development and implementation of innovative AI-based solutions. When he is not researching, Tiago enjoys photography, motorsports and travelling.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Tiago Carlos Caló Fonseca

Citation names

  • Fonseca, Tiago

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
9210-B002-2CB5
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5592-3107
Google Scholar ID
NJ7znM0AAAAJ&hl

Email addresses

  • calof@isep.ipp.pt (Professional)
  • tcf@isep.ipp.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (Portugal) 910178027 (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
French Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/09/01 - 2026/12/31
Ongoing
 Doctoral Programme in Informatics Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021/09 - 2023/10
Concluded
 Master's Degree in Artificial Intelligence Engineering (Mestrado)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
"A Scalable Multi-Level Reinforcement Learning Approach to Integrate Electric Vehicles into Energy Communities" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17/20
2022/07 - 2022/08
Concluded
 Summer School AI for Industry - Erasmus Experience (Outros)
Major in Artificial Intelligence
Fachhochschule Deggendorf, Germany
 5/5
2022 - 2022
Concluded
 Fundamentals of Deep Learning (Outros)
NVIDIA Corp, United States
2018/09 - 2021/07
Concluded
 Bachelor's Degree in Informatics Engineering (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
"Applying the Flex Offer concept to smart-grid energy management" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17/20
2021/06/01
Concluded
 AWS Cloud Architect Course Erasmus + DIHUB Program (Outros)
Haaga-Helia Ammattikorkeakoulu, Finland
 10/10
2021/06
Concluded
 Microsoft Certifies: Azure Fundamentals (Outros)
Microsoft Corp, United States
2021/02/05
Concluded
 AWS Cloud Foundations Course Erasmus + DIHUB Program (Outros)
Haaga-Helia Ammattikorkeakoulu, Finland
 5/5
2020/03 - 2020/10
Concluded
 Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) (Outros)
International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants Inc, United States
2019/03 - 2020/02
Concluded
 Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) (Outros)
Cisco Systems Inc, United States
 950/1000
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/02 - Current Researcher (Research) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/09 - Current Ferrovia 4.0
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046111;
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
 European Commission

Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
2021/09 - Current OPEVA - OPtimization of Electric Vehicule Autonomy
101097267
Research Fellow
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
 European Commission

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/01 - 2022/09 SMART-PDM A Smart Predictive Maintenance Approach based on Cyber Physical Systems
40123 (AAC nº 25/SI/2017) POCI-01-0247-FEDER-040123
Research Fellow
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2021/02 - 2021/12 Flexigy
034067 (AAC nº 03/SI/2017)
Research Fellow
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Dias, Tiago Fontes; Vitorino, João; Fonseca, Tiago; Praça, Isabel; Maia, Eva; Viamonte, Maria João. "Unravelling Network-Based Intrusion Detection: A Neutrosophic Rule Mining and Optimization Framework". In Computer Security. ESORICS 2023 International Workshops, 59-75. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-54129-2_4
  2. Tiago Dias; Tiago Fonseca; João Vitorino; Andreia Martins; Sofia Malpique; Isabel Praça. "From Data to Action: Exploring AI and IoT-Driven Solutions for Smarter Cities". 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-38333-5_5
Conference paper
  1. Fonseca, Tiago; Ferreira, Luis Lino; Cabral, Bernardo; Severino, Ricardo; Praça, Isabel. "EnergAIze: Multi Agent Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient for Vehicle to Grid Energy Management". Paper presented in SmartGridComm - Home IEEE International Conference on Communications, Control, and Computing Technologies for Smart Grids, 2024.
    Submitted
  2. Fonseca, Tiago; Leão, Gonçalo; Ferreira, Luis Lino; Sousa, Armando; Severino, Ricardo; Reis, Luis Paulo. "Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Side-by-Side Navigation of Autonomous Wheelchairs". Paper presented in ICARSC - IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions, 2024.
    Accepted
  3. Fonseca, Tiago. "A Scalable Clustered Architecture for Cyber-Physical Systems". Paper presented in IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, INDIN’23, Lemgo, 2023.
    Accepted
  4. Fonseca, Tiago; Chaves, Pedro; Ferreira, Luis Lino; Cabral, Bernardo; Sousa, Orlando; Oliveira, Andre; Landeck, Jorge. "An IoT Cloud and Big Data Architecture for the Maintenance of Home Appliances". Paper presented in IECON 2022 – 48th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Bruxelas, 2022.
    Published • 10.1109/iecon49645.2022.9968580
  5. João Vitorino; Tiago Dias; Tiago Fonseca; Nuno Oliveira; Isabel Praça. "A Multi-policy Framework for Deep Learning-based Fake News Detection". Paper presented in International Conference on Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence (DCAI) 2022, L'Aquila, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-20859-1_13
  6. Fonseca, Tiago; Ferreira, Luis; Klein, Lurian; Landeck, Jorge; Sousa, Paulo. "Flexigy Smart-grid Architecture". Paper presented in Sensornets2022, 2022.
    Published • 10.5220/0010918400003118
  7. Fonseca, Tiago. "A Low-Cost Multi-Agent System for Physical Security in Smart Buildings". Paper presented in 2nd International Conference on Computing and Communication Networks (ICCCN 2022), Manchester, 2022.
    Accepted
Conference poster
  1. Cabral, Bernardo; Costa, Pedro; Fonseca, Tiago; Ferreira, Luis Lino; Pinho, Luis Miguel; Severino, Ricardo; Ribeiro, Pedro. "The Cluster-based Architecture of Ferrovia 4.0". Paper presented in Inforum 2023, 2024.
Journal article
  1. Fonseca, Tiago. "EVLearn: Extending the CityLearn Framework with Electric Vehicle Simulation". IEEE Transaction on Smart Grid (2024):
    Submitted
  2. Tiago Fonseca; Pedro Chaves; Luis Lino Ferreira; Nuno Gouveia; David Costa; André Oliveira; Jorge Landeck. "Dataset for identifying maintenance needs of home appliances using artificial intelligence". Data in Brief (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.109068.
    10.1016/j.dib.2023.109068
  3. Tiago Fonseca; Luis Lino Ferreira; Jorge Landeck; Lurian Pires Klein; Paulo Sousa; Fayaz Ahmed. "Flexible Loads Scheduling Algorithms for Renewable Energy Communities". Energies (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/23/8875.
    10.3390/en15238875
Preprint
  1. João Vitorino; Dias, Tiago; Fonseca, Tiago; Eva Maia; Isabel Praça. Corresponding author: João Vitorino. "Constrained Adversarial Learning and its applicability to Automated Software Testing: a systematic review". 2023. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2303.07546.pdf.
    10.48550/arXiv.2303.07546
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/02/01 - Current Co-advisor of Bachelor Thesis - Clarisse Sousa (Informal)
Co-supervisor
2024/02/01 - Current Co-advisor of Bachelor Thesis - Tomás Russo (Informal)
Co-supervisor
2023 - Current Co-advisor of Thesis - Gustavo Lopes (Informal)
Co-supervisor
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2022 - 2023/07 Co-advisor of Bachelor Thesis - Bernardo Cabral (Informal)
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Informática (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2022 - 2023/07 Co-advisor of Bachelor Thesis - Pedro Costa (Informal)
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Informática (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/10/10 - Current Aveiro Tech City Hackathon - 2nd Place
2022/10 - Current IECON 2022 Conference at Brussels, Belgium
Conference
 48th Annual Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society
2022/09/01 - Current Data Quality Award at HACKACITY Porto (hackathon)
Workshop
 HACKACITY Porto
Distinctions

Award

2021 Bachelor's Degree Diplom of Merit 2020/2021
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal